ConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors

Ran into this issue with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 where it was unable to synchronize Software Update Point with the WSUS server. A review of the component status messages for the SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER component on the primary site server reveals errors related to WSUS synchronization which are similar to the following: Got the following error when trying … Read moreConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors

DFS Namespace service could not initialize cross forest trust information

After you install Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 R2, you may start seeing the following error message after the server boots: The DFS Namespace service could not initialize cross forest trust information on this domain controller, but it will periodically retry the operation. The return code is in the record data. This occurs because … Read moreDFS Namespace service could not initialize cross forest trust information

ESXi 6.0 not detecting BROCADE HBA adapter

Steps: Make sure HBA is connected on the PCI slot and visible under esx hardware list:

Check if VMKernel can detect any storage via Fibre Channel

(output will be blank line if HBA driver is missing but HBA appears to be in PCI card determined from step 1)

Search and download the … Read moreESXi 6.0 not detecting BROCADE HBA adapter

“Host SMBus controller not enabled!”

CentOS guest instances in VMware sometimes come up with the boot error message:

This error is being caused because VMware doesn’t actually provide that level interface for CPU access, but Ubuntu try to load the kernel module anyway. How to fix it:

add the line:

Reboot. NOTE: for older versions use blacklist i2c_piix4 … Read more“Host SMBus controller not enabled!”